Mentoring Resources

Curated list of mentoring resources for faculty and postdocs to mentor graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty effectively.

• Mentoring Materials Created by Guarini Graduate Student Council – Advocate for your Students’ Wellbeing
• National Postdoc Association  – Dartmouth is an institutional member
• Computing Research Association   – Excellent general advice
• Office of Research Integrity  – Mentoring international postdocs
• MIT Toolkit – Nicely developed site with their “tool kit”
• Council of Graduate Schools, “On the Right Track: A Manual For Research Mentors”  – Guide to purchase
• The National Academies
  • “The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM” (free pdf) 
  • “Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century” (free pdf) 
• The Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan
  • How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students but transferable for postdocs 
• The University of Michigan – Humanities Ph.D project
• Nature Publishing Group, “Nature’s Guide for Mentors”
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, “Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty” – one of the best for scientists.